Finnish

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Etymology

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Compound of kulma (corner)karva (hair).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkulmɑˌkɑrʋɑ/, [ˈkulmɑ̝ˌkɑ̝rʋɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑrʋɑ
  • Syllabification(key): kul‧ma‧kar‧va

Noun

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kulmakarva

  1. An individual hair of the eyebrow.

Declension

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Inflection of kulmakarva (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative kulmakarva kulmakarvat
genitive kulmakarvan kulmakarvojen
partitive kulmakarvaa kulmakarvoja
illative kulmakarvaan kulmakarvoihin
singular plural
nominative kulmakarva kulmakarvat
accusative nom. kulmakarva kulmakarvat
gen. kulmakarvan
genitive kulmakarvan kulmakarvojen
kulmakarvain rare
partitive kulmakarvaa kulmakarvoja
inessive kulmakarvassa kulmakarvoissa
elative kulmakarvasta kulmakarvoista
illative kulmakarvaan kulmakarvoihin
adessive kulmakarvalla kulmakarvoilla
ablative kulmakarvalta kulmakarvoilta
allative kulmakarvalle kulmakarvoille
essive kulmakarvana kulmakarvoina
translative kulmakarvaksi kulmakarvoiksi
abessive kulmakarvatta kulmakarvoitta
instructive kulmakarvoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kulmakarva (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

Derived terms

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compounds

Further reading

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Ingrian

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Etymology

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From kulma (eyebrow)karva (hair). Akin to Finnish kulmakarva.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kulmakarva

  1. hair of the eyebrow

Declension

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Declension of kulmakarva (type 3/kana, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative kulmakarva kulmakarvat
genitive kulmakarvan kulmakarvoin
partitive kulmakarvaa kulmakarvoja
illative kulmakarvaa kulmakarvoi
inessive kulmakarvaas kulmakarvois
elative kulmakarvast kulmakarvoist
allative kulmakarvalle kulmakarvoille
adessive kulmakarvaal kulmakarvoil
ablative kulmakarvalt kulmakarvoilt
translative kulmakarvaks kulmakarvoiks
essive kulmakarvanna, kulmakarvaan kulmakarvoinna, kulmakarvoin
exessive1) kulmakarvant kulmakarvoint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

References

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  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 217